Tottenham keeper thanks fans after Champions League nightmare | OneFootball

Tottenham goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky thanked his fans on Wednesday for their support after his “nightmare,” having been substituted by coach Igor Tudor just 17 minutes into his Champions League debut on Tuesday, in a 5-2 defeat to Atlético de Madrid.

The Croatian coach had left Guglielmo Vicario on the bench to give the Czech goalkeeper a chance, who hadn’t played since October and ended up making two glaring mistakes with his feet, which resulted in the first and third goals for the Spanish team.

Also at fault for Atleti’s second goal, Kinsky was replaced by Tudor in the 17th minute, making way for Vicario, who had started in Tottenham’s last five Premier League defeats.

“Thank you for the messages,” Kinsky posted on Instagram. “From dream to nightmare and back to dream. See you soon.”

Kinsky joined the London club from Slavia Prague in January 2015. He played most of his 13 matches for Tottenham shortly after being signed, while Vicario was injured. The legendary Manchester United and Denmark goalkeeper, Peter Schmeichel, said that Tudor “ended Kinski’s career.”

Tottenham defender Kevin Danso supported his teammate and encouraged him to bounce back.

“It’s a tough situation, but we as a team will support him,” Danso assured. “These things happen. Unfortunately, it happened to him, but he’s a great goalkeeper and I’m sure he’ll recover.”

*With content from AFP

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